FISHER, PROFESSOR DAVID A.

THE HARTFORD COURANT

FISHER, Professor David A.

Professor David A. Fisher, a longtime resident of Storrs, died on Saturday (January 5, 2002) in Easton, MD. Born June 16, 1907 in Ontario, Canada, he graduated from Cornell Univ. and received an MS degree from Columbia. Most of his career was spent at the Univ. of Connecticut, teaching Mechanical Engineering. In 1936, he married Jane Spence. She died in 1974. He is survived by a daughter, Priscilla Thut of Royal Oak, MD; a son, Robert Fisher of Canton; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. A service will be held at Storrs Congregational Church on Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. Donations made to Friends of the Mansfield Library, Mansfield Center, CT 06250. Arrangements through the Potter Funeral Home, Willimantic. www.potterfh.com